Irish Ball underscores reputation as premiere event in Beijing’s social scene Lots of fun and frolic were had at this year’s St Patrick’s Day Irish Ball on March 15 in Beijing.The Irish Network China,the event organizer,raised 100,000 yuan from the ball—the city’s 16th-for local charities, inchiding Jinde Charities which assists deprived families and AIDS victims in Hebei Province.Members of the Irish rock band Kif flew from Galway in west Ireland to Beijing to entertain nearly 700 revelers and were supported by traditional Irish musicians from the southeastern part of the Emerald Isle.Three Riverdance-like Irish dancers from Dublin were joined by their counterparts from Beijing.Ballgners included renowned Irish writer Brian Keenan.
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